As many other artists in the NaMoPaiMo group I spent the time between painting sessions with other things. And it seems that my National Model Painting Month turns into a tack making Month.

I started this year with experiments on braiding bosals and finished two in January. The natural colored Bosal without any decorations was planned as part of a hackamore with braided headstall. The headstall was easily made - the mecate was a new level in creating tack. I tested it last year but never finished a thing. I braided it over 4 - 5 days.

After the mecate was done, I started with finishing the headstall and put all the loose things together. And that´s the result: My first western Hackamore.